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Book Reviews: May
It seems strange that I’ve only got three book reviews since I skipped last month, but I guess it’s partly due to still being halfway through a number of books and school taking up a lot more time...
View ArticleLucky Seven Snippet
Thanks to Ellen Gregory, I’ve been tagged to bring you a short snippet from my current work in progress. I idea is to go to the 7th page, or 77, of my WIP, down to the 7th line and post the next seven...
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Under the Clocks
My latest short story, Under the Clocks, just went up on Amazon and Smashworlds. As usually, the minimum price I can set it on Amazon is $0.99, but it is available free from Smashworlds, so grab it...
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The Last Night in Westgarth
If anyone of you have played the board game, Last Night on Earth, then this story should be familiar to you. It’s based on the experience I had playing it not too long at at the meeting of the Northern...
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Ti4
The International 4, Ti4, kicked off this week in Seattle, USA. With a total prize pool surpassing $10 million US dollars, it has eclipsed last year’s Ti3 as the biggest esports event in the world....
View ArticleThe Book or the Movie?
Whenever a new adaptation comes out, there’s usually a heap of excitement from fans of the original to see how it turns out. Inevitably there is disappointment as it fails to live up to expectations....
View ArticleReal Football is Back!
So last night saw the kick off the new English Premier League, or Barcley’s Premier League if you want to honour the valuable contribution of the primary sponsor. After months of waiting since the...
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Marvel Movies
So unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you’ve probably heard of Marvel’s series of superhero movies. Starting in 2008 with Iron Man, Marvel released a number of following...
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Book Reviews: August
So it’s been a while since I’ve actually done some book reviews. That’s not to say I haven’t been reading, just never got around to trying to articulate my thoughts on them. I recently wrote on the...
View ArticleOne of those months…
Ever have one of those days where the whole world conspires to work against you and you accomplish nothing that you planned? Now imagine that day stretching over a whole month! That is perhaps...
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Book Reviews – October
So after one lacklustre month on the writing front, I follow it up with another one. That’s not to say that October, or September for that matter, were complete write offs. I got all my assignments...
View ArticleNanowrimo
So November is Nanowrimo, The National Novel Writing Month. Started in 1999, it set the objective of everyone participating to write a novel within one month. Their target is 50,000 words, the minimum...
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Joss Whedon
Not too long ago I did a review of the Joss Whedon biography, as well as talking about Marvel movies in general, and you have heard of one of them that he directed: The Avengers. I figured I should...
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Comics
If it hasn’t become clear already, I’m a bit of a geek. I like science fiction and fantasy in various forms of media, from books to films, to television. I enjoy playing games, both computer and board,...
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Book Reviews – November
So some of you may have heard of a little series of the books by the name Harry Potter… While it’s not quite true that I’ve been completely ignorant of them until now, this was the first time that I...
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Meeplecon!
So this weekend I attended my first ever board gaming convention, Meeplecon, held at the nearby Edinburgh Gardens. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I’ve really gotten into playing board games this...
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Audio Books
So I’m ‘reading’ Jim Butcher’s Storm Front at the moment. It’s the first in his long running Dresden Files series. It’s an urban fantasy series that follows the for hire wizard, Harry Dresden, in a way...
View ArticleSick
So for the last week or so I’ve been a tad on the sick side. While it was just a cold, it was one of those nasty ones that left me bed ridden most days but I’ll spare you the gory details. In theory,...
View ArticleThat was the year that was
So tonight 2014 will draw to a close. Another year over. All in all, it’s been a good year. I made new friends, found new worlds, read some books and did some writing! This was the first year that I’ve...
View ArticleCafe Writing
Melbourne has a great coffee culture. We have such an appreciation for good quality coffee that its not surprising in the least when companies like Starbucks bring their weak swill here and struggle to...
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